CTAS vs JCI vs RTO Stock Comparison

Cintas, Johnson Controls International and Rentokil Initial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CTAS Cintas Corp
$218.07 +10.3% 1M +18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$88.02B
P/E
42.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.56B
Div. yield
0.01%
Facility Services Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Johnson Controls International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Johnson Controls International 4, Cintas 2, Rentokil Initial 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCTASJCIRTOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $88.02B $90.50B $11.75B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.7x 31.7x — JCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.3x 24.7x 16.3x RTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.8% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 28.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.6% +39.6% -15.4% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.0%/yr +16.6%/yr -10.7%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.7% 31.7% 34.5% CTAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 37/100 — CTAS

Percentile Scorecard

CTASJCIRTO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCTASJCIRTO
Valuation 21 #90 of 113 9 #50 of 55 –
Growth 73 #27 of 96 80 #11 of 51 –
Profitability 99 #2 of 91 – –
Financial Health 69 #38 of 122 – –
Shareholder Returns 43 #38 of 66 23 #31 of 40 40 #40 of 66
Overall 61 37 –
  • CTAS ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • RTO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCTASJCIRTOSPY
1 month +10.3%+5.9%+16.2% +0.7%
3 months +5.5%+10.0%-4.1% +3.7%
6 months +24.8%+8.4%-31.3% +7.1%
Year to date +16.0%+32.1%-21.0% +12.8%
1 year +18.6%+39.6%-15.4% +11.9%
3 years +73.5%+225.5%-10.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +20.2%+48.2%-3.6% +22.8%
5 years +101.4%+115.7%-43.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +15.0%+16.6%-10.7% +10.9%
10 years +723.4%+261.6%+63.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +23.5%+13.7%+5.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCTASJCIRTOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.7%31.7%34.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%32.8%36.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.101.160.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.781.25-0.45 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.2%-43.1%-54.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.5%-0.3%-32.6% -1.2%
52-week high $225.93$158.77$34.52 $779.14
52-week low $163.55$110.85$19.75 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCTASJCIRTO
P/E now vs peer median 42.3xmedian 21.9x 33.7xmedian 20.3x —median 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 0.9x 3.6xmedian 1.6x —median 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.8xmedian 11.9x —median 12.6x —median 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.8xmedian 14.4x 28.6xmedian 16.9x —median 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 2.4x 7.0xmedian 3.0x —median 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 2.79median 0.97 1.67median 1.13 —median 0.97

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCTASJCIRTO
Revenue $11.56B – –
Gross profit $5.89B $9.52B –
Operating income $2.70B – –
Net income $2.06B – –
Free cash flow $2.03B – –
EPS (diluted) $5.10 $4.68 –
Cash & equivalents $243.60M $618.00M $2.47B
Total debt $2.43B – -$1.94B
Shares (diluted) 404.29M 610.00M 507.00M
Enterprise value $87.11B $90.50B $5.26B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCTASJCIRTO
P/E 42.3x 33.7x –
P/FCF 42.8x 28.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 35.8x 24.8x –
P/S 7.5x 3.6x –
P/B 16.7x 7.0x –
P/Tangible book 17.7x 9.4x –
EV/EBITDA 27.8x – –
EV/EBIT 33.1x – –
EV/Revenue 7.7x – –
EV/FCF 43.9x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 36.7x 24.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.79 1.67 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCTASJCIRTO
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.7% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.5% 10.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 6.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.8% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.2% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 11.3% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.3% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 12.7% -7.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 20.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.8% 51.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 27.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.5% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCTASJCIRTO
Gross margin 51.0% – –
EBITDA margin 27.8% – –
Operating margin 23.4% – –
Pretax margin 22.5% – –
Net margin 17.8% – –
FCF margin 17.6% – –
Operating cash flow margin 21.1% – –
Return on equity 39.8% 21.1% –
Return on assets 19.5% 7.3% –
Return on invested capital 28.2% – –
Return on capital employed 34.2% – –
Asset turnover 1.1x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCTASJCIRTO
Debt / assets 22.8% – -13.4%
Debt / equity 0.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – –
Debt / FCF 1.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 51.1% – –
Equity / assets 48.9% 33.9% –
Interest coverage 25.3x – –
Current ratio 1.5x 0.9x -683.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x – -411.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x – -411.8x
Altman Z-score 13.42 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCTASJCIRTO
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.0% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 1.1% – –
Shareholder yield 2.0% 1.0% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 35.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 14.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 15.5% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCTASJCIRTO
Forward P/E 37.3xFY2026 24.7xFY2027 16.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.85FY2026 $6.41FY2027 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.4%FY2026 +36.6%FY2027 +10.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +8.4% +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.98BFY2026 $26.80BFY2026 $7.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.3%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.8% +6.3% +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCTASJCIRTO
Held by institutions 67.6% 89.5% 15.4%
Institutions holding 1,432 1,598 288
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.4% -1.1% +5.9%
Institutions buying 659 791 162
Institutions selling 576 557 90
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.42 1.80

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CTASJCIRTO
CTAS 1.00 -0.07 0.40
JCI -0.07 1.00 -0.05
RTO 0.40 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CTAS, JCI and RTO?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cintas (CTAS) $88.02B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $90.50B, Rentokil Initial (RTO) $11.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, CTAS, JCI and RTO?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cintas (CTAS) 42.7x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rentokil Initial (RTO) is cheapest (Cintas (CTAS) 37.3x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 24.7x, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 16.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Cintas (CTAS) +18.6%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +39.6%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -15.4%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Cintas (CTAS) +15.0%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.6%/yr, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -10.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cintas (CTAS) 0.01%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.00%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 0.00%. Johnson Controls International (JCI) and Rentokil Initial (RTO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cintas (CTAS) has been the steadiest (Cintas (CTAS) 23.7%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.7%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 34.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CTAS, JCI and RTO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Johnson Controls International (JCI) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.